Railway-tie.



C. BAILEY'.

RALWAY TIB APPLICATIQN FILED JAN.2,1913.

1,085,841 Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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/'Y'DE AIIY, OF PENLAND, NORTH CAROLINA naILWAYmIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3,1914.

-ppii'eation aree January 2, 1913. serial No. 739,916.

and I do hereby declare the following to be`- a full, clear, and exact description of'the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and -use the same.

The present invention relates te certain novel and useful improvements in railway ties and has particular application to a wooden tie provided with a metallic casing or sheathing.

In carrying out my invention, it is my purpose to provide an ordinary Wooden tie with a sheathing of metal, whereby the life of the tie is greatly prolonged and at the same time is strengthened so as to resist the wear and tear and shocks an'd jars ordinarily incident to the travel of the rolling stock over the road. By the use of this sheathing, the wooden portion of the tie is further protected against deteriorations due to exposure to the elements. Furthermore, it is my purpose to provide a tie which embraces in the present instance a pair `ot' wooden blocks connected together and incased by a single sheathingo'f metal, the meeting edges of th'e latter lying at the under side of the tie when .such tie forms a part of the roadway.

lVith the aboverccited objects and others of a similar nature in view, my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of railwayprovided with my improved tie. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the tie and the rails connected thereto. p l

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numerals 1 1 designate vthe ordinary railway rails and in Fig. l

I have shown one ot' the rails provided with the usual fish plates or rail joint plates Q.

My improved tie is indicated as an entirety by the letter A, and is composed of a pair of wooden blocks 3 3, preferably trimmed or eut into octagonal form. These blocks are connected and incased by the metallic sheathing 4, the latter being prete erably made of a' single sheet of metal bent j-'luto tubular form, the tube being approxi-A .lnltely octagonal in cross section to conform tov the shapes of the blocks. These blocks 3 are inserted in the easing of sheathing from the ends of the latter, one block being inserted of course in each end.

lVhen in use, the rails are placed across the tie in the usual manner and are secured thereto through the medium of suitable spikes 5 which are driven through the upper surface ofthe sheathing and through the body of the tie directly therebeneath, the heads of the spikes clamping the edges of the rail in the usual manner as clearly -shown in the drawings.

It is to hev noted that the slot 6 formed bythe meeting edges of the casing or sheathing when the latter'is bent into tubular form, is designed to lie at thc under side of the wooden end blocks so that the entrance of moisture is prevented. Furthermore, by bending the sheathing orl easing into the form sho'yvn` it has a tendency to shed the water or direct the same away from the tie.

If desired` the ordinary bearing plates may be placed beneath the rails so as to rest upon the tie, the bolts in such instance passing directly through the plates and the tie, in the manner readily understood. a

It will be noted that I have provided an exceedingly simple, vet efficient tie designed especially .for use in localities subject to heavy rains` the sheathing preventing the tic :trom being rapidly destroyed by the severity of the elements.

That I claim is A railway tie comprising a metallic sheathing of octagonal form in cross section, and correspondingly shaped wooden blocks inserted in the ends of the tie and incased bv the sheathing.

lIn testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

GLYDE Barter lVit-nesses DAVID H. S. TAPPAN.

T. B. VVILsoN. 

